thehunt wrote:I hope that the streets are named after the planets, with the man being the sun and the planets being the 9 planets of the solar system, orbiting around the man...if that hasn't been done in previous years.

No, Chai, this year it's going to be based on the percentage of population of certain regions or cities and their representation on the playa at any given time.
For example: If region A (Freedonia) has a population of 900,000 and 2,500 of them are on the playa and Region B (Funkytown) has a population of 1000 and 97 of them are on the playa then Funkytown (the street) will come sooner clockwise from 12:00 than Freedonia. THis has the added advantage of shifting as the week passes and representative populations change, so that no one will have any excuse to confuse the map with the territory. So you could go to sleep at the intersection of Gotham and Nebula and wake up on the Steppes.
In 2005--random reassignment to other camps. It enhances participation.

III wrote:i say no to themes in general, but no one ever listens to me.

I agree with you, no more themes. I have this crazy notion that people get too wrapped up in the theme and lose the art/heart of BM. Maybe that's just me. Oh and III, I listen. Of course no one really listens to me either.

Listening. While I can live with a theme and use and ignore it to my convenience, it's the damn long winded explanations that the Borg posts that kill me. Nothing like taking yourself too seriously. And I'm oh so glad that they're encouraging us to further explore NASA and space. Cause I really needed that poke and all.

poosie_kat wrote:

III wrote:i say no to themes in general, but no one ever listens to me.

I agree with you, no more themes. I have this crazy notion that people get too wrapped up in the theme and lose the art/heart of BM. Maybe that's just me. Oh and III, I listen. Of course no one really listens to me either.

OK so "Vault of Heaven" has that sort of nebulous quality that leaves the interpretations branching off in all directions, that's sort of cool. Gives me the chance to play up my old bus as a "tramp-freighter-turned-el-cheapo-galactic-tourist-transport starship : )

Then there's the so profound theme dreamed up for the local Solstice Parade here: "Art is in the air". Whee! Can bet wings will be big. I want a big AIR-powered foghorn to honk down the route heheh. May have my trike in it...may be pulling a winged elephant. Actually it will be fun (but "nudity is not permited...if we can see through it you are nude."har!)